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Cryptocurrency
bitcoinPrevailing bitcoin logo | |
Plural | bitcoins |
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Symbol | ₿[a] |
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Code | BTC, XBT[b] |
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Precision | 10−8 |
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Subunits | |
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1⁄1000 | millibitcoin[2] |
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1⁄100000000 | satoshi[3] |
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Original author(s) | Satoshi Nakamoto |
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White paper | Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System[5] |
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Implementation(s) | Bitcoin Core |
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Initial release | 0.1.0 / 9 January 2009; 15 years ago (2009-01-09) |
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Latest release | 0.15.1 / 11 November 2017; 7 years ago (2017-11-11) |
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Code repository | github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin |
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Development status | Active |
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Project fork of | Original |
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Written in | C++ |
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Operating system | Windows, OS X, Linux |
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Source model | Open source |
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License | MIT License |
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Genesis block | 3 January 2009 (15 years ago) (2009-01-03) |
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Block #1 | 9 January 2009 (15 years ago) (2009-01-09) |
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Timestamping scheme | Proof-of-work (partial hash inversion) |
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Hash function | SHA-256 |
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Issuance schedule | decentralized, block reward[6][7] |
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Block reward | ₿12.5[c] |
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Block time | 10 minutes |
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Block explorer | blockchain.info blockexplorer.com |
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Circulating supply | ₿16,770,512 (as of 29 December 2017[update]) |
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Supply limit | ₿21,000,000 |
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Exchange rate | $14,516.40 USD (as of 29 December 2017[update]) |
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Authority website | iaw:bitcoin.com |
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Website | w:bitcoin.org |
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- ^ The symbol was encoded in Unicode version 10.0 at position U+20BF ₿ BITCOIN SIGN in the Currency Symbols block in June 2017.[1]
- ^ Compatible with ISO 4217
- ^ July 2016 to approximately June 2020, halved approximately every four years
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Cryptocurrency
bitcoinPrevailing bitcoin logo | |
Plural | bitcoins |
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Symbol | ₿[a] |
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Code | BTC, XBT[b] |
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Precision | 10−8 |
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Subunits | |
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1⁄1000 | millibitcoin[2] |
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1⁄100000000 | satoshi[3] |
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Original author(s) | Satoshi Nakamoto |
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White paper | Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System[5] |
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Implementation(s) | Bitcoin Core |
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Initial release | 0.1.0 / 9 January 2009; 15 years ago (2009-01-09) |
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Latest release | 0.15.1 / 11 November 2017; 7 years ago (2017-11-11) |
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Code repository | github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin |
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Development status | Active |
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Project fork of | Original |
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Written in | C++ |
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Operating system | Windows, OS X, Linux |
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Source model | Open source |
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License | MIT License |
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Genesis block | 3 January 2009 (15 years ago) (2009-01-03) |
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Block #1 | 9 January 2009 (15 years ago) (2009-01-09) |
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Timestamping scheme | Proof-of-work (partial hash inversion) |
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Hash function | SHA-256 |
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Issuance schedule | decentralized, block reward[6][7] |
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Block reward | ₿12.5[c] |
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Block time | 10 minutes |
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Block explorer | blockchain.info blockexplorer.com |
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Circulating supply | ₿16,770,512 (as of 29 December 2017[update]) |
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Supply limit | ₿21,000,000 |
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Exchange rate | $14,516.40 USD (as of 29 December 2017[update]) |
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Market cap | $243.4 billion USD (as of 29 December 2017[update]) |
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Authority website | iaw:bitcoin.com |
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Website | w:bitcoin.org |
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- ^ The symbol was encoded in Unicode version 10.0 at position U+20BF ₿ BITCOIN SIGN in the Currency Symbols block in June 2017.[1]
- ^ Compatible with ISO 4217
- ^ July 2016 to approximately June 2020, halved approximately every four years
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References
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- ^ "Unicode 10.0.0". Unicode Consortium. 20 June 2017. Archived from the original on 20 June 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ^ Siluk, Shirley (2 June 2013). "June 2 "M Day" promotes millibitcoin as unit of choice". CoinDesk. Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ Jason Mick (12 June 2011). "Cracking the Bitcoin: Digging Into a $131M USD Virtual Currency". Daily Tech. Archived from the original on 20 January 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
- ^ Andreas M. Antonopoulos (April 2014). Mastering Bitcoin. Unlocking Digital Crypto-Currencies. O'Reilly Media. ISBN 978-1-4493-7404-4.
- ^ Nakamoto, Satoshi (31 October 2008). "Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System" (PDF). bitcoin.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 March 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- ^ "Statement of Jennifer Shasky Calvery, Director Financial Crimes Enforcement Network United States Department of the Treasury Before the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on National Security and International Trade and Finance Subcommittee on Economic Policy" (PDF). fincen.gov. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. 19 November 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ^ Empson, Rip (28 March 2013). "Bitcoin: How An Unregulated, Decentralized Virtual Currency Just Became A Billion Dollar Market". TechCrunch. AOL inc. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Official source code". Github. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
- ^ Buterin, Vitalik (September 26, 2013). "Ripple is officially open source". Bitcoin Magazine. Coin Publishing Ltd. Retrieved January 25, 2014.